Magazine Recipes

Hugs for Comfort (Recipe: Broccoli and Chicken Noodle Soup)

April 2, 2009

I know I have mentioned this before, but my seven year old is a great kid. He is extremely well behaved at school, he is a nice friend, and he has such a kind heart. There is one thing about Jacob that does not fit his normal personality, and that is that once every 1 [...]

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The Facebook Conspiracy (Recipe: Lemon Pepper Shrimp Scampi)

March 20, 2009

A few months ago, I finally got on the bandwagon and created a Facebook account. After years of hearing my nieces and nephews talk about it, I just figured it was some kind of trendy kids site. One night, my high school friend Julie convinced me that it was cool for us 30 somethings to [...]

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Vacation Preparation (Peanut Butter Cake Bars Recipe)

March 10, 2009

We leave on our Spring Break vacation this coming Friday. We are heading south to visit my parents, who live near sunny South Padre Island, Texas. With three kiddos, flying is typically not at all economical, so we usually make the 2 day drive all packed into the good old minivan stuffed to the top [...]

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Moms Perogative (Penne and Chicken Tenderloins with Spiced Tomato Sauce)

March 8, 2009

My mom is an excellent cook. She was when we were growing up and she is still today. Without trying too sound bratty, however, there were a few things my mom cooked when I was growing up that I just did not care for. One was Goulash… we seemed to have Goulash all the time [...]

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Pregnancy Cravings (and Cinnamon Swirl Cookies)

March 2, 2009

I would say that my husband is pretty lucky, from some of the stories I hear about pregnant women and their cravings. Through all the times I have been pregnant, I have only sent him out twice to get something special for me that I was craving and that was never in the middle of [...]

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Identity Crisis (Shrimp and Asparagus Recipe)

February 26, 2009

Minus the fried ice cream and funnel cakes, our family has been trying to eat a bit healthier lately. Since my kids love fresh vegetables, I have been trying to incorporate as much as I can into our evening meals. That is why, when I saw this recipe for Shrimp and Asparagus on All Recipes [...]

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A Loving Welcome (and Brown Sugar Pound Cupcakes)

February 17, 2009

I had the pleasure of interviewing Rabbi Shmuley Boteach this morning for an article I am doing for Her Life Magazine. You have probably seen Rabbi Shmuley around the major morning news shows lately promoting his book The Kosher Sutra.  I first became aware of  Rabbi Shmuley through his show on TLC Shalom in the [...]

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Late Bloomer (and Pumpkin Muffins)

February 1, 2009

I have always caught on to trends way past when it was cool to do so. I finally decided to grow my bangs out… just about the time that having bangs became cool again. You know that No-Knead bread that was so popular a year or two ago around the blogosphere? I am just now [...]

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Chance Encounters (and Baked Alaska)

January 22, 2009

I’ve mentioned this before, but I am a firm believer that every one you meet is placed in your life at that point for a very specific reason. We may never know what that reason is, but even those chance encounters… a small conversation with someone while waiting in line at the grocery store, a [...]

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Dark Photos Photoshop Tip (and Thai Shrimp Linguine)

January 20, 2009

I’m going to preface this post by saying that I am just about the last person in the world to be passing out Photoshop and food photography tips.  That may be the case, but I am going to do it anyway! My dear friend, Julie Lackey, who is an extremely talented portrait photographer, shared this [...]

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